Fantastic Place not too many places around like This A place to find most Collectables etc I have known owner & staff for many years In fact it's like a Giant Magnet for everyone long may it last. read more

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Legends has it you do not fully qualify for your West End passport unless at least one item of your house comes from Relics. Now, where do I begin with this place? Well on my last visit, a lampshade emblazoned with "Harp Lager" was sitting on top of a Beano album. A school bag, and by that I mean a bag with an actual school's name printed on it, was balancing on some fairly expensive looking china and a Scottish Premier League football album was nestled inbetween. In other words, this is where you get everything and anything. Ordered, this shop is not. But Westenders tend to love its ramshackle appearance and revel in scouring through the heaps of, to my untrained eye at least, junk in search of a bargain. I guess it's an acquired taste. For me, I like my shops to be simple and have price tags. I guess I'll just have to make do with my temporary West End visa for the time being. read more

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I check out Relics whenever I visit Glasgow. You never know what you'll find. The main issue is that the place really is packed full but it's fun too. read more

Relics is my favourite. It's like they cleared out the attic of every eccentric old person in the world and shoved everything they found in this tiny wee shop. I've found some absolute belters here: G-plan furniture, Whitefriar's vases, endless pretty china sets and some old travelling trunks--all purchased for a song. Stuck for gift ideas? Want something to make your house feel a little more like home? Totally desperate to find a vintage toothpick? Then this is the place for you. I think the guys that run Relics add just as much magic to the experience as the strange layout (if you can call 'stuff balanced on other stuff' a layout). Not to mention the cat, who walks around on top of countless antiques yet never seems to break anything. If you smile sweetly enough the owners will deliver your bigger vintage finds to a local address free of charge. That leaves you enough arm-space to carry home all the nick-nacks you'll never use but can't leave behind. It's a truly winning formula of the very best kind--something so crazy it shouldn't work, but does. read more

Oh, my beloved Relics. There was a rumour last year that this cave of wonders was going to be bulldozed in favour of erecting yet another 'shopping complex' but since newspaper coverage is lying dormant on this factor, I hope and pray that Ruthven Lane is safe (and don't want to spark further unrest with fans of this wonderful place). The term 'anything but the kitchen sink' was invented for this establishment. In fact, I'm pretty sure it would've played host to a tin kitchen sink at some point in its' lifetime . Peeking out at the end of the lane is the fabulous Relics, a treasure trove of oddities and rarities. Outside there usually lies a mound of wicker chairs that local cats lounge on, and mirrors. To your right, before you've even entered the shop, there is a mountain of books, old comics and, if you're lucky, brown lampshades. Once you're inside, the place is literally crammed with the biggest assortment of goods from every era imaginable, from every country imaginable, and it is a glorious assault to the senses. The books smell of age, the goods are well-worn and wonderful. Their lamp collection hangs in angles from the ceiling and everything looks like it's about to topple at any second (beware the bulls in a china shop) but despite all that, their collection is for the most part in really good condition. In my many visits to Relics I have bought a lamp with a Ceramic Dutch girl on it, Penthouse magazine circa 1975 (the FHM of its day), a cushion from the 60s and enough crockey to host a dinner party for 500. I have also gawked over a silver wicker chair and a lifesized Frankenstein model made out of seashells. I still rue the day I didn't buy these very, very reasonably priced items. The experience of Relics is as rare as its goods. read more

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I cant walk down this way without having a little rummage in Relics, its a veritable treasure trove of things you want, but for no particular reason. Last item I was lusting after in there was a plastic space themed pinball game from the 70's before that it was the original Lando Calrissian figure, battered and worth nothing but made the boys day. Its got Beano and Dandy annuals coming out of its ears, old radios and plenty guitars. Its a tad hard to navigate though and I do find myself scared im going to set an antique avalanche in motion due to the sheer amount of stuff teetering on top of each other! read more

I like Relics, guitars ,record players, dishes , Elvis stuff. Bit tight for browsing , Owner can be a bit off hand. He'll name his price - take it or leave it . Fair enough. You know where you stand. Ive bought loads of stuff. Cant resist fixing up old stringed instruments. Might go back today.. read more

I'm very fond of Relics, the shop itself is a little reminiscent of the book shop owned by Bernard Black in the TV series Black Books but only because it is absolutely bursting at the seems with awesome stuff all of it second hand or vintage from fire place guards to childs bicycles the spectrum of items is astounding. If I ever become a real person who buys things for there house it is my intention to buy as much as I can from here. The shop owner is friendly, wise and willing to bargain. A really interesting shop, good fun to be in. Well worth a visit. read more

If you fancy taking a walk down memory lane, then take a walk down Ruthven Lane, because at the bottom lies Relics, an unbelieveably cluttered antiques shop with gadgets and gizmoes that will take you back to your childhood. Within five minutes of walking into the shop I'd seen a biscuit tin that my gran had in her kitchen when I was little (memories of stealing the biscuits came to mind), along with an old retro lamp stand I can't believe my parents once owned. You're bound to find something recognisable, however Relics isn't just for window-shopping; you will want to buy something! There's a good selection of prints and posters and retro crockery- you can stock up your cupboards fairly cheaply and reminis about the days before IKEA at the same time. read more

The knack of a finding treasure in someone else's cast offs has not been given to me. When I look at the pile of junk sprawled outside Relics in Ruthven Lane, I just think, "someone else's cast offs." I appreciate all the rave reviews before me, but would you really be waxing lyrically about that cracked china teapot if it was sitting in the shelf of a pound shop, not a "vintage" West End store. Maybe I'm just cynical. But give me Ikea any day. read more

The name Relics conjures up the image of an emporium brimming with delightful artefacts and trinkets each with a wonderful story of their creation and previous ownership, sorry to disappoint you but the tables in this place look like the Barras 10 years ago, which means what you'll find is very hit and miss. There are some funky kitsch bits and pieces from the last few decades as well as older items that could be considered to be antiques, but I have always found the single member of staff here to be very unhelpful and standoffish. The shop, and the trestle tables of stock that have seem to take up more and more space in the arcade, looks as though it is has been stocked by a procession of people who have come in with a box full of stuff that they have cleared out of their gran's loft and then either poured out on top of everything else or stuffed under the tables (a small side note about the things under the tables: there is a sign up forbidding customers from looking at or buying these things). If you have the time to pick through everything you might find one or two gems here, I have bought a couple of things in the past as gifts, but on more than one occasion haven't got any further than the door. read more

This place is brill. I usually end up buying something. Good thing I don't live in Glesga or I'd be there every day. He is friendly to me maybe because he knows I am not a waist of his time. I sometimes sell on what I buy on eBay and usually get more than I paid. read more

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I must get back here some time soon. They have some of the weirdest stuff and plenty of it.I got a super cool duracell bunny riding in a spaceship here which i have never seen anywhere else. Any wade or glass collectors should have a look as he has some very select pieces. Can be a little pricey but the guy will come and go when he totals up and be up for a haggle. read more

When l pass this shop always think of steptoe and son, inside and out this guy has boxed and boxes of items and l don't even think he knows what's inside them. read more

Don't come here if you want a bargain. It's crammed full of stuff and I suspect that's because his prices are at the very top end of normal retail and he barely sells anything. Fine if you're willing to pay that but as I say, don't expect a bargain. read more

On our second visit to Glasgow we finally made it to Relics and we weren't disappointed! The shop is crammed with all sorts of items and for a seller like myself there are plenty of bargains. My only gripe is that the shop is too darn small and you don't tend to be able to get a good look because of gawping window shoppers, desperate sellers or the plethora of hangers on which seem to inhabit the shop. Also, many things aren't priced and getting one can be difficult due to the afore mentioned taking up the one man staff's time. Still better than anything we have up North and great for a bargain but expect to work hard to get at it - "excuse me...(squeeze)" read more

Relics is certainly overpriced for the main part. I have bought one or two things, most notably a vintage cocktail trolley, but the shop is so difficult to get around without feeling that you are going to break somthing that it is quite offputting! the prices have certainly gone up and the organisation has gone down. A lot of things aren't even in great condition and as a general rule I would rather go to the Barras where you get more choice and more banter - the chap that runs Relics is a rather dour sort. It is easy to get to though, with Hillhead tube station and a bus stop just across the road. read more

First of all: if you're out antique shopping around byres rd, go here first because it's not accessible once you have even a small bag with you. I've browsed and bought an amazing array of weird and wonderful collectables, and bought many books and antiques from Relics over the years, but It genuinely makes me feel nervous now! While I assume it's not a fire hazard,since it's always been overstocked, It is packed floor to ceiling with precariously stacked piles of everything you can imagine, and you see would be customers inching sideways with their arms pulled in, and afraid they'll accidentally knock one of the towers of vintage goods over. Shame really, there must be so many great items that have spent years being squished. It really needs a good clear out and tidy, and probably a good reduction in prices too, but I've never known this shop to have a sale - iprobably why it now looks more like a hoarders house than an antiques emporium. Fair enough if the owner wants to keep everything, but with lots of competition around Ruthven lane now I think it's time to to stop the buying and hoarding. read more

This so called antiques store is a car boot sale but without the bargains. Everything is overpriced and nothing is cared for. The stock lies all over the floor in random cardboard boxes, if an item is unlabelled they refuse to sell it to you - they will not price it for you. You cannot haggle or get a small discount for buying many items. Don't go here, go round the corner to Byres Road and look in the charity shops there and down the road in Partick instead. read more

Relics is a shop to be avoided, it is not an antique shop, but a junkshop, the owner is not friendly and what he sells looks like it was thrown into a skip, probably after someones Granny has died, everything is overpriced and dont try to sell anything to him, he will give you peanuts, then sell it at 5 times more! you can not move in the shop, its so cramped, my advice go to Charity shops, the barras, or carboot sales, but unless your desperate and are easily parted with your hard earned cash, avoid Relics, you wont find a bargain! Dont be fooled just because its the Westend, visit the Briggit-Saltmarket! read more

The owner is incredibly rude and has a terrible attitude to customers. It does not matter what kind of shop you own, everyone should be as friendly as possible to their customers, after all, they are the one's that's keeping it running. I wouldn't say it was an antique shop, it really is a junk shop. Nothing is kept well. I went in once to buy a old book that had the price on the inside cover and after I got to the till, he suddenly told me a totally different price that was allot higher. Terrible attitude to customers and I would not recommend it if you are after antique's. read more

i lived in glasgow for 6 months just off byres road, and stumbled apon this shop on a day off. As described by the previous review things are left around in boxes, and piled up to the cieling, but i loved this. I loved the idea off nostalgic and lost memories just lieing there gathering dust in a box for someone to find. I did however pick up an item unpriced and he sold it to me for a bargain price! I was living there a few years ago now 7.. blimey, but back then prices seemed reasonable and sometimes great! they had a raliegh chopper bike in great condition for £100 which sold fairly quick, then another apeared, same condtion, i went away to think about it, went back to get it and it also was gone. no more apeared in my time in glasgow! Prices of choppers now is crazy £300 plus! There are all the best decades on dissplay here, 60s 70s 80s you name it. there seemed to be a load of those 80s philips tv's, that are like a space helmet, and the front slides down, all blach and red. So retro, and at £70 were a bargain. If you love travelling back in time, and rummaging through some amazing things this is the place for you! check it out. Its off byers road down a funny looking side street, there also a few other fantastic shops down there, which i shall review, including a restarant. read more

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I don't understand where all these negative comments come from. I've lived in the west end for 7 years and frequented Relics many a time. I am also friends with a lot of people who visit the shop too and no-one I know has ever had a bad thing to say about it. Yes it's a bit cramped and there is a lot things all over the place, but that adds to the charm, in my opinion. There is a real sense of nostalgia inside, it's like being in an old curiosity museum where everything is for sale. I wouldn't describe the owner as rude, he may be a little eccentric and queer but I've never considered him rude or arrogant. You can also haggle and barter with him, as I have done many a time. If only the thousands of people who have visited Relics over the years were to review, I'm positive this store would have a much better rating here. read more

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